Published date: 23 March 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 5 April 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

EC2P 2EJ

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

tender_302480/1054696

Published date

23 March 2022

Closing date

5 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The City Corporation is seeking to appoint a training organisation to provide a wide range of Employment and Skills support services including Employability and functional skills to London residents who are disadvantaged and/or suffering deprivation arising from one or a combination of factors including, but not restricted to, poverty, health, housing or education.

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) invites Training Organisations able to deliver demonstrably high-quality, highly successful, Adult Traineeship Placements-with wraparound support services.

Key information is as follows:
- maximum duration of a traineeship extended to one year where learners need it
- young people between the age of 19-24 years old with an existing Level 3 qualification become eligible for a traineeship
- a more flexible work placement element with an employer (or multiple employers if needed) for a minimum period of 70 hours

- inclusion of digital skills where needed
- work placements should be a minimum of 2 weeks

- traineeships must be minimum of 6 weeks (maximum 12 months)

This requirement will be on a subcontracting basis. A subcontractor as defined by the by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an organisation that is engaged in a contractual and legally binding arrangement with one or more main providers, to deliver education and training provision that the ESFA funds. The City Corporation is the Main Provider.

More information

Additional text

To bid for this opportunity, suppliers must be registered on the Capital E Sourcing tendering portal. https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml

About the buyer

Contact name

Commissioning Team

Address

Guildhall, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
England

Email

commissioning@cityoflondon.gov.uk